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        Function <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">float_advance</span></code> advances
        a floating-point number by a specified number of ULP.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">special_functions</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">next</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">{</span> <span class="keyword">namespace</span> <span class="identifier">math</span><span class="special">{</span>

<span class="keyword">template</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="keyword">class</span> <span class="identifier">FPT</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>
<span class="identifier">FPT</span> <span class="identifier">float_advance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">FPT</span> <span class="identifier">val</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="keyword">int</span> <span class="identifier">distance</span><span class="special">);</span>

<span class="special">}}</span> <span class="comment">// namespaces</span>
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        Returns a floating-point number <span class="emphasis"><em>r</em></span> such that <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">float_distance</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">val</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identifier">r</span><span class="special">)</span> <span class="special">==</span> <span class="identifier">distance</span></code>.
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